Mechanical Manager

Insight Executive Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Trust Essex is seeking a Mechanical Manager to lead the Estates team on-site in Essex. The role focuses on day-to-day mechanical maintenance, safety, compliance, and operational reliability across the hospital estate.

Reporting to the Estates leadership team, you will manage in-house staff and specialist contractors, drive statutory compliance, and oversee major/minor works while supporting budgets and audits.

Qualifications

• Time-served mechanical engineering background with ONC/HNC or equivalent.
• Experience managing mechanical maintenance within healthcare/NHS estate.
• Strong knowledge of HTMs and statutory compliance across mechanical systems.
• Authorised Person status, or eligible to hold it, in one or more mechanical disciplines.
• Experience leading teams and supervising contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical maintenance service across the hospital estate.
• Manage in-house mechanical staff and specialist contractors.
• Ensure statutory compliance and safety across heating, ventilation, steam, medical gas, water systems.
• Deliver PPm and reactive maintenance via CAFM system.
• Support budget management and procurement of maintenance contracts.
• Maintain asset registers and records; support audits.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Team management

Contractor management

Compliance knowledge

Education

ONC/HNC in mechanical or building services

Tools

CAFM system

Job description

Mechanical Manager - NHS Trust, Client Side (Essex)

Hi

I am recruiting for a Mechanical Manager to join the Estates team at an NHS Trust in Essex on a contract basis.

Contract Details:

• Location: Essex, on site
• Rate: £215 per day, Outside IR35
• Contract: 6 months
• Working pattern: Full time, on site

The role

• Reporting into the Estates leadership team, you will lead the mechanical maintenance service across the hospital estate, taking day-to-day responsibility for all mechanical systems and keeping the estate safe, compliant and operational. You'll manage a team of in-house mechanical staff alongside specialist contractors, driving statutory compliance, planned and reactive maintenance, and the mechanical elements of minor works, in a busy acute healthcare environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical maintenance function across the estate, managing in-house mechanical teams and specialist contractors
• Ensure statutory and mandatory compliance across mechanical systems, including heating, ventilation, steam, LTHW/HWS, medical gas, water hygiene and pressure systems, in line with HTMs and NHS guidance
• Deliver and manage PPM and reactive maintenance through the CAFM system, prioritising works to minimise downtime
• Hold or support Authorised Person duties across relevant mechanical disciplines and manage the AP/CP structure
• Maintain safe systems of work, RAMS and permit-to-work for all mechanical works and contractor control
• Oversee the mechanical elements of minor works and capital schemes, liaising with project teams and consultants
• Support budget management for the mechanical function and procurement of specialist maintenance contracts
• Maintain asset registers and compliance records, and support audits and statutory returns

What we're looking for

• Time-served mechanical engineering background, with an ONC/HNC or equivalent in mechanical or building services engineering
• Proven experience managing mechanical maintenance within a healthcare/NHS estate or a comparably complex environment
• Strong knowledge of HTMs and statutory compliance across mechanical systems (steam, ventilation, medical gas, water, pressure systems)
• Authorised Person status, or eligibility to hold it, in one or more mechanical disciplines
• Experience managing teams and contractors under safe systems of work and permit-to-work

Best Regards